söndag 15 januari 2017

Martin Luther King Day

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for his courageous leadership in the
fight to end racial segregation in mid 20th century America. He
advocated civil disobedience, a nonviolent approach to defying the legal system
that upheld segregation.

Dr. King is also remembered for his powerful sermons and speeches. This
worksheet features a few examples of his words. The main source of these
quotations is brainyquote.com.

Match the quote by Martin Luther King, Jr. with the comment or
interpretation below. The first one has been matched for you.

The words of Martin Luther King, Jr.:

1. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot
drive out hate; only love can do that.”

2. “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”

3. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the
content of their character. ”

4. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

5. “Life's most urgent question is: what are you doing for others?”

6. “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and
conscientious stupidity.”

7. “Our lives begin to end the
day we become silent about things that matter.”

A. People should behave in a way that makes life
better for their fellow humans.

B. This was clearly Dr. King's belief as he dedicated his life to speaking
out against injustice.

C. In this analogy, darkness is to hate as light is to love.

D. Hating others hurts the hater.

E. Believing that one is right is no excuse for being in the wrong.

F. If you agree with this quote, you cannot feel completely safe when
others are treated unfairly.

G. Behavior, not skin color, tells us what we should think of a person.

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About the class

Class 6b is a bi-lingual class consisting of 17 students. The languages of instructions are 50% English and 50% Swedish. The children hail mainly from families with one parent from an Anglophone country and another from Sweden. The children predominantly speak English during their free times.The multicultural diversity makes the class a stimulating environment for children enhancing fruitful ,cultural and academic exchange. The class is a part of Grade 6a and 6c located strategically adjacent to one another enabling easy cooperation, interaction and application of similar routines.

Before entry to classes the teachers of the 6th grade classes have a ceremonial welcome to the children into the classroom. This gesture is an opportunity for the teachers not only to warmly welcome the children to the class but also to identify that all children are in a receptive mood for studies.